The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-15
THE BIBLE Ii TaESCaOOLS
DE- AeGLYNS WOULD EHPHAT-
lCALLY EXCLUDE 1T.
Tbat the Rev, Or. Rainsford, OF the
. Epieopal Church, 1hiSks
About IL.

NEW YORK, May 14.-The mem
bers of the Nineteenth Century Club
assembled in great force on Thurs
day evening at the rooms Of the
American Art Gallery. There were
several reasons for large gathering.
1t was the last meeting ofthe season.
~ he Bible in the School, was the
subject of discourse, and the speak
ers were Ex-Gov. Hoadly, of Ohio,
the Rev. DR.. McGlynn and the Rev.
Rainsford, rector of st. GEORGES.
Perhaps it was no less interesting
that Elk Gov. Palmer was there,
having returned from Europe. Ex-'
Gov. Hoadly's position was one of
broad antagOnism to the use of the
Bible in the common schools. DR..
McGlynn was thoroughly in accord
with him, and DR.. Rainsiord, while
not assailing their positions, diverged
a good deal from their views, and
spoke more generally than they d d
on education. Ex-Gov. Hoadly
held up to his conclusive proposition
by progressive stages. He denied that
the schoolmsster, who was paid by
the State, stood in loco PARENTS.
His position was that the State
had no right to teach theology and
religion ineloco PARENTS. He claimed
nothing by reason of the consecution.
The question was not what ought to
be done under the present relations,
but what the relations ought to be.
Assuming that religious education
should be impaired in the public
schools, board would be necessary
to inquire into the spiritual condi-
tion of the teaching faculty. After
that it might be necessary to inquire
into the spiritual condition of the
board itself, and then MIGHT come in
that troublesome element, the parent.
He concluded by quoting decision
of the Supreme Court sustaining the
Board of Education of Cincinnati in
excluding he Bible from The schools
of that city, which decision, he said,
expressed his own sentiments.
DR.. McGlynn was received with
generous applause, His introduce
ton assigned to him kinship in
spirit with Martin Luther, but he
didn't acknowledge the compliment
in his discourse. He spoke, he said,
as a Catholic and a Catholic priest,
and reiterated his old expression Of
loyalty to his church. lie was in
full accord with ex.Gov. Hoadly, and
he touched up and advised Protestant
fanatics, who, he said, thought they
were saving the State by reading a
chapter of the Bible, prayer or two
and singing hymn. This, he said,
was mere fetish worship. Still be
wouldn't make great fuss about it,
for it did not harm if it did pot do
much good. 1t was first intended as
an affront to the Roman Catholic
Church, which they held was the di-
vinely appointed custodian of teach
ing and OF faith. He would in the
most fraternal spirit tell the tanatical
Protestant who would insist on an
open Bible that they are making
great mistake, Either there must
be no reading of the Bible in the
public schools or there should be q
great deal more religion.
The Rev. DR.. Raintord delivered
an address in which seriousness and
sincerity were frequently lighted up
with flashes of fun. He didn't 90
directly into the question of the BIZ
BILE in the school, but insisted that
religion should be taught in the
school based on the Bible. He made
many pleasant illusions to Dr. Nc
Glynn, whom, however, he didn't
consider representative of the Ro-
man Catholic Church in matters Of
education, but he wished he was. A
short reply to DIR. Rainsford by ex-
Gov. Hoadly, in which he took occa-
sion to show that morality antedated
Christianity, brought the proceedings